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INS_CNFE2MC2C[/M]_REV–

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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL

CNFE2MC2C[/M]

Tech Support: 1.888.678.9427

Contents

Hardware description

Assign IP Address to a Module

Using Module as Remote Contact over Ethernet

Install ComNet Software Utilities

Install the com2com

Install the com2tcp

Install ComNet Module Configuration software

Using the Module through a Virtual COM port (VCP)

Manual VCP Configuration

Verify VCP Operation

Using TeraTerm Telnet Connection

Using Windows UPnP to Discover

Your Contact over Ethernet modules

Summary of Contents for CNFE2MC2C

Page 1: ...s the CNFE2MC2C M to read or write contact information from a PC based application A software utility allows customers to search for this device when installed on the network The CNFE2MC2C M supports Windows Discovery Open source com0com TCP IP protocol is supported for any customer PC applications to communicate with the units over the Ethernet The software utility allows customers to create virt...

Page 2: ... Module as Remote Contact over Ethernet 12 Install ComNet Software Utilities 13 Install the com2com 13 Install the com2tcp 17 Install ComNet Module Configuration software 18 Using the Module through a Virtual COM port VCP 20 Manual VCP Configuration 23 Verify VCP Operation 25 Using TeraTerm Telnet Connection 26 Using Windows UPnP to Discover Your Contact over Ethernet modules 27 ...

Page 3: ...orts up to 2 bi directional contact closures over Cat5 6 cable or 1 or 2 optical fibers All configurations are done through its web server The CNFE2MC2C M has two contact inputs and two contact outputs which communicate through the network Distances depend on which SFP Small Form Pluggable module is used Mechanical Drawing of CNFE2MC2C M MODULE I I Mechanical Drawing of CNFE2MC2C MODULE ...

Page 4: ...INS_CNFE2MC2C M _REV 01 18 12 PAGE 4 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL CNFE2MC2C M Tech Support 1 888 678 9427 The contact connector pin out is as below CNFE2MC2C M Module Input Output Mapping ...

Page 5: ...ocal Ethernet network that your PC is connected to as Figure 1 below and power on the unit Figure 1 Local Ethernet Application Diagram Following the steps below to set up your PC IP address to the same subnet as the modules Disable the machine s wireless network connection and any other internet connections that could interfere with the network being created Select the Internet Protocol TCP IP con...

Page 6: ... 10 100 and your subnet mask to 255 255 255 0 as shown below Figure 3 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties Dialog Box Click OK to finish the setting Open the browser on your PC and type in 192 168 10 100 to reach the Media Converter Log In page Figure 4 The default User Name and Password are both admin Log in to the Media Converter Home Page Figure 5 as shown ...

Page 7: ...INS_CNFE2MC2C M _REV 01 18 12 PAGE 7 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL CNFE2MC2C M Tech Support 1 888 678 9427 Figure 4 CNFE2MC2C M Log in Page ...

Page 8: ...2MC2C M Home Page Click on the Configuration link on the left of the screen Change the IP address to an IP address with subnet appropriate for your network In the following examples an IP address in subnet 192 168 10 xxx will be used Configure the IP address to 192 168 10 2 as shown in the Module Configuration Page Click OK ...

Page 9: ...E2MC2C M Tech Support 1 888 678 9427 Figure 6 CNFE2MC2C M Configuration Page Log in to the module again using the new IP address 192 168 10 2 If an IP address in a different subnet was used be sure to change the PC s network address to an IP address in the appropriate subnet ...

Page 10: ...3 26 Remote Network Port Number 26 Network Mode Server Client Network Protocol TCP IP TCP IP Server IP 192 168 10 1 TCP IP Timeout 0 0 Table 1 Contact Input Output Settings Save the configuration changes Connect this unit and another unit with default configurations to your local network as shown in Figure 10 The contacts will be linked between the units through the network Figure 7 CNFE2MC2C M Se...

Page 11: ...CNFE2MC2C M _REV 01 18 12 PAGE 11 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL CNFE2MC2C M Tech Support 1 888 678 9427 Figure 8 CNFE2MC2C M Settings Page in Server Mode Figure 9 CNFE2MC2C M Settings Page after Changes ...

Page 12: ...Tech Support 1 888 678 9427 Using Module as Remote Contact over Ethernet Figure 10 Remote contact input To use the CNFE2MC2C M as a remote contact input or contact output from a PC some software utilities need to be installed Refer to following instructions to install all the utilities ...

Page 13: ...om is an open source virtual serial port driver for Windows Once installed it will configure one or more pairs of virtual COM ports each time Windows starts Insert the ComNet Contact over Ethernet module Documentation and Software CD into the CD ROM drive of your computer Use Windows Explorer or other browser to open directory com0com 2 2 1 0 Double click on the file setup This will start the inst...

Page 14: ...ALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL CNFE2MC2C M Tech Support 1 888 678 9427 Figure 12 com0com Setup Wizard License Agreement Click I Agree Figure 13 com0com Setup Wizard Component Selection Leave the Component setup at the default settings Click Next ...

Page 15: ...RATION MANUAL CNFE2MC2C M Tech Support 1 888 678 9427 Figure 14 com0com Setup Wizard Install Location Choose the Install Location Click Install Figure 15 com0com Setup Wizard Installation Progress Installation will complete When installation is done click Next ...

Page 16: ...port When the New Hardware Wizard runs select No not this time and click Next Select Install the software automatically Click Next When the New Hardware Wizard completes click Finish Repeat for the second half of the Virtual Com port pair Com0com has now created virtual Com ports CNCA0 and CNCB0 These ports will be visible to Windows serial applications such as HyperTerminal or TeraTerm which will...

Page 17: ...m0com The application will be linked to ComNet Contact over Ethernet module Configuration application when you start the application the first time Install the freeware TeraTerm Go to directory TeraTerm on the ComNet Contact over Ethernet module Documentation and Software CD Double click on the application file setup exe Follow the instruction to finish the installation By default the application ...

Page 18: ...s2econf exe on the ComNet Contact over Ethernet module Documentation and Software CD to C comnet You can make an Windows application shortcut of cns2econf exe and move it the your desktop If you start the cns2econf application for first time the following screen will appear Figure 17 Software Not Found Dialog Box Click Yes Figure 18 Locating the com2tcp executable Browse to C Program Files com0com...

Page 19: ...ication window This is the Main ComNet contact over Ethernet module configuration application window you will see when you start the application next time Wait approximately 30 seconds for the Contact over Ethernet Modules window to list the units you have connected to your local Ethernet network as shown above Make sure every module has been configured with its unique IP address ...

Page 20: ...and edit the names of existing ports to cater to serial applications that do not understand the default CNCA CNCB naming convention used by com0com The second port in the pair is opened by com2tcp which creates a telnet connection to the remote contact over Ethernet module over Ethernet The Configuration application lists all contact over Ethernet modules it finds and offers a convenient method fo...

Page 21: ...n window appears as shown above in Figure 19 The application performs an UPnP query to discover all contact over Ethernet modules on the network Once this query completes the module pane of the main application window updates to show a complete list of the devices found Once this list appears select the device to which you want to set up a connection Double click a device to launch its configurati...

Page 22: ...lready in use and you cannot configure another connection using the same pair To create another VCP pair for use by your second or subsequent connection click Create New Pair and repeat the above process You can now start your legacy serial application and open virtual COM port CNCA0 and communicate with the remote contact device attached to the module Contact ComNet for the command sets to commun...

Page 23: ...net module telnet port number The default telnet port numbers is 23 The process for manual VCP configuration shown here assumes the creation of a com0com port pair with the default name as occurs with initial installation of the com0com package and that com2tcp will use CNCB0 and the legacy serial application will use CNCA0 Open a command prompt window to do this select Start All Programs Accessor...

Page 24: ...0 allowing Windows applications to connect to the CNFE2MC2C M through the virtual COM port CNCA0 When communication occurs com2tcp provides status information in the command prompt window as shown in Figure 23 below Figure 23 Com2tcp communication shown in the command prompt window If you need to end com2tcp click the command prompt window to be sure it is the active window and press CTRL C ...

Page 25: ... In the Connect Using pull down menu select CNCA0 Then click OK Now you can type in the command sets from ComNet in HyperTerminal window The command will be sent to the CNFE2MC2C M over the Ethernet network The contacts will open and close according to the commands Or you can close and open the contact input on the CNFE2MC2C M module and see the corresponding messages in the terminal windows As an...

Page 26: ...term can be used to connect a terminal window direct to the contact over Ethernet module Start the TeraTerm application Check TCP IP box and type in the contact over Ethernet module IP address 192 168 10 1 Click OK The TeraTerm terminal window works similar to windows terminal window Refer to Help of the TeraTerm for its configuration details Figure 24 Tera Term New Connection Dialog Box ...

Page 27: ...dules Universal Plug and Play UPnP support is provided by default in Windows XP and Windows Vista but must be enabled All the contact over Ethernet modules MUST be assigned with different IP address To enable UPnP on Windows XP Open Windows Firewall from Start Control Panel Figure 25 Windows Firewall To enable the UPnP make sure the UPnP Framework box is checked Click OK ...

Page 28: ...FE2MC2C M Tech Support 1 888 678 9427 In the example shown in Figure 25 go to Start My Network Places Media Converter with Contacts 192 168 10 1 and Media Converter with Contacts 192 168 10 2 will appear in the window as shown in Figure 26 Figure 26 Windows My Network Places ...

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